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Yaz was a fitness junkie except for the chain smoking. He was the first player to employ a personal trainer in 1967. After he hit 30 yrs old, in the off season and on off days he would run 5 miles every day in addition to his other work. On game days, he ran 1 mile. He took more BP than anyone. Being unprepared to play is one criticism that can't be leveled at Yaz. That's why he went to the post every single day despite nagging injuries and wear and tear. He hated DH'ng and a very small percentage of his stats were racked up while DHing.
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I think IOrtiz has established that stats are not the be all and end all in building a team. The Sox have the Father of Sabremetrics in it's employment, but we don't have a playoff major league team and our farm system isn't the best either.
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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/2011_1018lots_of_cash_no_class_henry_a_bumbling_billionaire/ JH has made himself look like a fool in the aftermath of the collapse.
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I don't think anyone could expect more from Lester than he gave in the interview. I really don't think beer and chicken are the issue. I think it was stand up that he expressed to the fans that he cares. It is ridiculous that we expect each of the players to make a statement of contrition. This is their job. If they don't prepare correctly, it's up to management to do something about it. I doubt that these guys would have taken their conditioning so lightly if they were on 1 year contracts.
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Garza's contract is no bargain, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Cubs wanted to rid themselves of it. The Sox are probably trying to get them to eat some of the contract. I think the Sox have stronger hand here than most people assume, because Theo apparently wants to bring some of his people with him.
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Welcome to TalkSox.
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Do you know anyone who works for an organization that has an official beer sponsor? Do you know anyone who works at a job where beer is sold to people who watch them do their jobs. I'm not shocked by starters drinking beer on their off days. I am shocked that it would surprise anyone. I'm not sure why the fried chicken revelation is such a big deal either. I don't think ballplayers drink beer to cope with stress. They drink beer, because that is what baseball players do. Two Yaz stories. During his HOF induction speech, Yaz said that he was always surprised when he got asked about coping with the stress of baseball. He said his answer was always the same: "What stress? Going to work everyday to support a family and raising and giving that family-- that's stressm. Playing baseball is not stress." In the other story Ted Williams invited Yaz to go fishing during spring training. TeddyBallgame was a very serious fisherman. Yaz arrived at Ted's boat with a cooler of beer. Ted said that there would be no beer on his boat. Yaz said, "see ya later, Ted." LOL!
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Slice it however you like it, but under every method it is a loaf of crap. He's the worst starter that I can remember on the Sox in 45 years.
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Shoppach pretty much stinks, and kottaras took a long time to develop, and he's still meh. Let the crappy teams take the time to develop these guys that become less than mediocre major leaguers. In the meantime, if we can put them in a package to improve our team, we come out ahead. Keep the prospects who can hit the ground running at a high level/ star performance.
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Any good manager should know how to remain hands off when things are going well, but be able to go to the whip to keep things from slipping away.
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You must have been in a cave since mid-season. It was frequently talked about on NESN, in the Boston papers and even on the National Network games. Lackey has the worst ERA of any Sox starting pitcher in history with more that 130 innings or so. He is the worst starter that I have seen in 45 years by a long shot.
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The best use of most prospects is as a trading chip. That's just a fact. A very small percentage of prospects make it big. The art is figuring out which ones to keep an develop. Bowden was not a keeper. It's looking like Dubront probably wasn't a keeper either.
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L:ester is an "ass man." TMI. Let's stick to baseball.
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But your plan doesn't improve the team. You need to replace these guys. I'd be okay with this plan if they were going to get another starter like CJ Wilson or King Felix. I think you also need to replace at least one of those big bats if not both. There are time that I believe in addition by subtraction as with Lackey, but you are stripping the team of too much talent without adequate replacements.
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Three years behind the Mets? The Mets plan is one of complete disarray. Their fans would be very happy if they returned to competitive prominence by 2015. I hate to think we are 3 years behind that.
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If he shot out the lights in 2012 and brought home a championship, LL's contract would expire in 2012, maybe he would have gotten the promotion. LL is pretty old. If he didn't get fired or pushed out, then he left the Sox after soiling the bed. I thought you had said early on that you didn't think Theo would leave without righting the ship.
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If he shot out the lights in 2012 and brought home a championship, LL's contract would expire in 2012, maybe he would have gotten the promotion. LL is pretty old. If he didn't get fired or pushed out, then he left the Sox after soiling the bed.
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They need to get all of the pitchers running in spring training. They need lots of road work before camp breaks and they need to maintain a running program between starts. These guys had terrible stamina. The 100 pitch count thing is ridiculously stupid. They need to be stretched out earlier in spring training. Starters should be conditioned to go 7 innings every time out even if the pitch count is high. The only time they shouldn't work into the 7th or 8th should be if they are getting hammered.
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I'm not looking to beat this dead horse some more, but I had one other thought about this. If the Cubs came along at a time when it was convenient for the owners to change course from Theo, I thank him for his contributions to the 2004 and 2007 teams and wish him well in the future. If the owners really wanted to keep him, but he decided to bolt for more money after crippling the team with Lackey's and Crawford's contracts with no near term help coming from the farm, then I still thank him for 2004 and 2007, but I don't wish him well in Chicago. If he bolted after making this mess and he is walking away from it, I don't think that is very honorable. I'd prefer to think that the Owners wanted him gone and he exited gracefully with. A handsome raise.
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I'm not on board with this pipe dream, but not beacause it is unrealistic. I'm not on board, because it would leave the 2012 Sox without it's #4 and 5 hitters who have been all stars and top offensive players for years. It would leave us without a #2 starter. Gio Gonzalez and Buehrle don't fill that role. It would also potentially result in losing the teams best ever closer who is 30 years old and replacing him with a 37 year old. Pipe dreams should make the team better. This dream would have us fighting for 3rd place with Toronto, and I'm not so sure that we win the fight.
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You make a good point.
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